From blue-collar precincts to Harvard Square, everyone seems to have given up on busing and school desegregation; the author holds that much of this reassessment is based on error--both intellectual and moral. (Author/RJ)

Examines the receptiveness of whites to school and neighborhood integration and explores the economic potential for residential integration. The receptiveness of whites to having black neighbors or having their children attend schools with blacks has increased. The attitudinal receptivity and economic potential exist for extensive residential…

Discusses research concerning whether residents in a complex, heterogeneous urban setting have personal, close, dependent relationships, or are these relationships only for the homogeneous urban or more rural setting. (Author/JM)

The percentage of an Indian's adult life which has been lived in an urban environment and the relation between employment, income, education, housing, acceptance of white culture, and Indian ancestry to continued urban residence are examined. (NQ)

A prediction from ecological theory relating the distribution of residential segregation between inner and outer zones of a metropolitan area to conditions of population growth, expansion, etc. was tested using 1960 data on the Atlanta standard metropolitan statistical area. (JM)

Description of a study conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, in which building form and diversity of space arrangement, as perceived by the subjects, were reported. Judgmental and attitude responses and implications for psychological health also are discussed. (LK)

During the school year 1970-71, the schools of Pasadena, California were desegregated by Federal court order. The effect of busing on the housing market is explored. (CB)

An analysis of the socioeconomic profiles of blacks residing in the central cities and the urban fringes of 213 urbanized areas during 1960. Uses data from the 1960 U. S. Census of Population and Housing, 1/10,000 national sample. (JM)

During the 1970s, most Black population growth in ten Florida cities occurred in White census tracts contiguous to tracts that were at least half-Black in 1970. Urban renewal and new public housing were influential in reducing the percentage of the Black population living in Black tracts. (Author/MJL)

Examines living arrangements as both an outcome of previous lifestyle, and as an antecedent for other events. Findings indicate that despite their much lower incomes, not-presently-married women live in housing of considerably higher quality than do men in comparable marital statuses and living arrangements. (Author)

The study compared the characteristics of individuals residing in either institutional or community settings in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and one regional center in California. The results show that the more severely mentally retarded persons, with their attendant handicaps and maladaptive behavior, are still likely to be found in an…

Five books dealing with the suburbs are reviewed in this essay on suburbanization. Topics include demographic trends, suburban social life, government and social policy, and racial and economic integration. (Author/RLV)

Presents reasons for environmental standards in community planning and design to provide better quality of life and describes some public intervention efforts around the world to improve land use, housing patterns, and the environment. (MF)